Date:

Time:

Meeting Room:

Venue:

 

Thursday, 13 February 2025

10:00 am

Howick Local Board Meeting Room
Library Complex
7 Aylesbury Street
Pakuranga

 

Howick Local Board Workshop

 

OPEN AGENDA

 

 

 

 

MEMBERSHIP

 

Chairperson

Damian Light

 

Deputy Chairperson

Bo Burns

 

Members

Katrina Bungard

 

 

David Collings

 

 

Bruce Kendall

 

 

John Spiller

 

 

Mike Turinsky

 

 

Adele White, JP

 

 

Peter Young, JP

 

 

 

 

 

Claire Bews

Democracy Advisor

 

10 February 2025

 

Contact Telephone: 021 540 216

Email: claire.bews@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Email Howicklocalboard@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz for a link to join the workshop online

 

 

ITEM   TABLE OF CONTENTS                                                                                         PAGE

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies                                                                                         2

2          Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest                                         2

3          Local Board Workshop                                                                                                 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agenda Items

 

1          Ngā Tamōtanga | Apologies

 

At the close of the agenda no apologies had been received.

 

 

2          Te Whakapuaki i te Whai Pānga | Declaration of Interest

 

Members are reminded of the need to be vigilant to stand aside from decision making when a conflict arises between their role as a member and any private or other external interest they might have.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Howick Local Board Workshop

13 February 2025

 

 

Local Board Workshop

File No.: CP2025/00298

 

  

 

Note 1:       This workshop has been called by the chairperson in consultation with the staff.

Note 2:       No working party/workshop may reach any decision or adopt any resolution unless specifically delegated to do so.

Te take mō te pūrongo

Purpose of the report

1.       To present the Howick Local Board workshop agenda for Thursday, 13 February 2025.

Whakarāpopototanga matua

Executive summary

2.       Most workshops are open to the public to attend as observers in person or online.

3.       Some sessions may not be open to the public. The staff / chairperson decide which sessions are open to the public, depending on the sensitivity of the information being discussed. If a session is not open, a reason will be provided below.

4.       Email Howicklocalboard@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz for a link to join the workshop online.

5.       Local Board workshops provide an opportunity for local boards to carry out their governance role in the following areas:

a)   Accountability to the public

b)   Engagement

c)   Input to regional decision-making

d)   Keeping informed

e)   Local initiative / preparing for specific decisions

f)    Oversight and monitoring

g)   Setting direction / priorities / budget.

6.       Workshops do not have decision-making authority.

7.       Workshops are used to canvass issues, prepare local board members for upcoming decisions and to enable discussion between elected members and staff.

8.       Members are respectfully reminded of their Code of Conduct obligations with respect to conflicts of interest and confidentiality.

9.       The following will be covered in the workshop:

Session 1 – 10.00am – 11.00am

Annual BID Update - Howick Village Association & Business East Tāmaki

Presenter/s:                  Katie Treneman - Howick Village Association

Ruth WhiteBusiness East Tāmaki

Purpose:                       As part of the BID Policy (2022), each BID needs to update their local board on their current and future activities as part of their annual compliance requirements

Governance role:          Keeping informed

Proposed Outcome/s:  Local board members are aware of the activities that each BID within their area are involved in.

Attachment A:               Business East Tāmaki – Annual Presentation

Session 2 – 11.00am – 12.00pm

Eastern Busway Update & Burswood Park Proposal

Presenter/s:                 Siân Pritchard - Alliance Customer & Community Team Manager

                                    Andy Gibbard – EBA Construction Manager

                                    Susannah Kitching - EBA Customer and Community Manager –                                 Zone 4

                                      Sonja Lister – EBA Planning Lead

Purpose:                       To provide an update on the Eastern Busway project for January and February 2025 and the Burswood Park Proposal.

Governance role:          Keeping informed

Proposed Outcome/s:  Local board members are aware of the Eastern Busway project updates.

Attachment B:               Eastern Busway Alliance Presentation

Break

Note:          At this point in proceedings, the workshop will close to the public for the following reasons:

 

CONFIDENTIAL Session 3 – 12.30pm – 2.00pm

CONFIDENTIAL Workshop: Leasing Direction / Lease to Pakuranga and Howick Budgeting Service Incorporated

This workshop is being held with the public excluded (confidential) as the workshop material contains information which is not yet publicly available.

 

CONFIDENTIAL Session 4 – 2.00pm – 2.30pm

CONFIDENTIAL Workshop: Howick Sport and Recreation Facilities Plan Refresh

This workshop is being held with the public excluded (confidential) as the workshop material contains information that is commercially sensitive.

 

Note:      At this point in proceedings the workshop will reopen

Session 5 – 2.30pm – 2.40pm .

Direction Setting

Presenter/s:                Tracey Freeman, Senior Local Board Advisor,

                                    Matt Fletcher, Local Board Advisor,

                                    Caron Pascoe, PA/Office Manager

Purpose:                     PA/Office Manager – Verbal update on Events

                                    Local Government (Water Services) Bill Feedback 20 February BM

                                    Auckland Film Protocol cluster meeting, Monday, 24 March, from                                    9:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Manukau Civic

                                    Enviroschools Visit 28 March

Governance role:        Keeping informed

Proposed Outcome/s: That the local board members are kept informed of upcoming

                                      reports to future business meetings

 

 

Ngā tāpirihanga

Attachments

No.

Title

Page

a

Business East Tāmaki - Annual Presentation

7

b

Eastern Busway Alliance Presentation

29

      

 

 


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